Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 185,043 population of Kent County, Delaware comprised of 14,536 people who identified as Hispanic (7.86%), and 170,507 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kent County, Delaware with a population of 118,589 (64.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 52,843 (28.56%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,596 (4.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kent County, Delaware in 2021, with a population of 108,488 (58.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,114 (27.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,101 (5.46%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Kent, Delaware.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kent County, DE in 2021
Total Population:185,043
92.15%7.86%
Non Hispanic (92.15%)
Hispanic (7.86%)
Race in Kent County, DE in 2021
Total Population:185,043
64.09%28.56%
White Alone (64.09%)
Black or African American Alone (28.56%)
Two or more races (4.11%)
Asian Alone (2.37%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.76%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)
Ethnicity in Kent County, DE in 2021
Total Population:185,043
58.63%27.08%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (58.63%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (27.08%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.46%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.56%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.97%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.3%)
Population By Race in Kent , DE in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 118,589 64.09%
Black or African American Alone 52,843 28.56%
Two Or More Races 7,596 4.11%
Asian Alone 4,383 2.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,397 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 235 0.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Kent , DE in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 108,488 58.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,114 27.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,101 5.46%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,591 3.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,256 2.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,729 1.48%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,005 0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 949 0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 448 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 127 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 126 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.06%